Tata Communications, a provider of a new world of communications, and Sonus Networks (News - Alert), Inc., an IP communications infrastructure company, today unveiled plans for the strategic expansion of Tata Communications’ global voice network.

 

Tata Communications would deploy Sonus’ Network Border Switch to interconnect its disparate voice networks and deliver IP services across the world.

 

Tata Communications’ global voice network expansion represents further execution of the company’s mission to expand its global reach and ability to deliver IP-leveraged communications solutions to businesses and consumers worldwide.

 

“When undertaking international deployments of this scale, we need a partner who really understands our business goals,” said John Hayduk, chief technology officer, Tata Communications.

 

“We have selected Sonus’ complete fixed-line trunking solution to provide its IP-voice services in nine cities across three continents, delivering a robust, highly scalable, reliable platform for IP-voice and multimedia services,” Hayduk said. “Sonus has helped Tata Communications build an extensive migration plan.”

 

Michel Guyot (News - Alert), president global voice solutions for Tata Communications, said: “With our forward thinking tradition, Tata Communications is preparing tomorrow’s voice solutions, today.”

 

“The new roll out of our IMS compliant NGN as well as our rich VoIP and IP heritage enables us to utilize our assets, vision and experience to offer service providers various options to overcome the increasing challenges that technology and innovation trends present,” Guyot said.

 

Tata Communications Limited along with its global subsidiaries (Tata Communications) is a global provider of the new world of communications.

 

The Tata Communications portfolio includes transmission, IP, converged voice, mobility, managed network connectivity, hosted data center, communications solutions and business transformation services to global enterprises and service providers, as well as broadband and content services to Indian consumers.

 

The Tata Global Network encompasses one of the most advanced and largest submarine cable networks, a Tier-1 IP network, connectivity to more than 200 countries across 300 PoPs and more than one million square feet of data center space.

 

Tata Communications has a strategic investment in South African operator Neotel, providing the company with a strong anchor to build an African footprint.

 

Tata Communications’ customer base includes more than 1,500 global carriers, 600 mobile operators, 10,000 enterprises, over 500,000 broadband and internet subscribers and around 300 Wi-Fi public hotspots.

 

The expanded network will be made up of the GSX9000 Open Services Switch, PSX Call Routing Server, SGX Signaling Gateway (News - Alert), the Sonus Insight Management System, as well as Sonus’ Network Border Switch (NBS) for enhanced security and advanced peering capabilities.

 

“Tata Communications’ global voice network connects people through one of the largest cross-border, trans-oceanic networks in the world, and we’re proud that Sonus has been chosen as the foundation for its next generation network,” said Hassan Ahmed, president, chairman, and chief executive officer of Sonus Networks.

 

“We are committed to providing interoperable and flexible solutions from the core to the edge, to meet individual customer needs. One size does not necessarily fit all on the path to an IP-voice network,” Ahmed said. “We are helping customers build their networks today, to provide the competitive services of tomorrow.”

 

Sonus Networks, Inc. is a major player in IP communications infrastructure for wireline and wireless service providers.

 

With its comprehensive IP Multimedia Subsystem (News - Alert) (IMS) solution, Sonus addresses the full range of carrier applications, including residential and business voice services, wireless voice and multimedia, trunking and tandem switching, carrier interconnection and enhanced services.

 

Sonus’ voice infrastructure solutions are deployed in service provider networks worldwide.

 

Tata Communications is implementing Sonus’ IMX Multimedia Platform for the development of enhanced business applications for its customers.

 

The IMX platform allows for the rapid creation of new voice, video, data and other multimedia applications, as well as the integration of and support for disparate end user devices. The IMX will be employed by Tata Communications in the creation of new enterprise services that blend mobile content, location- based services, and other multimedia functionality.